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Testing the device, Testing connectivity, Testing mail traffic, Testing virus detection

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Connecting and configuring the appliance Testing the Configuration The content area contains the currently active content and is where most of your interaction will be. NOTE: The changes that you make take effect after you click the green checkmark. Testing the device Use these tasks to test: • The device configuration • Mail traffic • Virus detection • Spam detection NOTE: Before using the device, update its DAT files. Testing connectivity Use this task to confirm basic connectivity. Task 1 From the interface, select Troubleshoot | Tests | System Tests. 2 Click Start in the upper-right corner. Each test should succeed. 3 Look in the System Tests area and check that all the tests are successful. Testing mail traffic Use this task to ensure that mail traffic is passing through the device. Task 1 Send an email message from an external email account (such as Hotmail) to an internal mailbox and confirm that it arrived. 2 Select Dashboard. The SMTP protocol section shows that a message was received. Testing virus detection Use this task to test the software by running the EICAR Standard AntiVirus Test File. This file is a combined effort by anti-virus vendors throughout the world to implement one standard by which customers can verify their anti-virus installations. Task 1 Copy the following line into a file, making sure you do not include any spaces or line breaks: X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H* 2 Save the file with the name EICAR.COM. 3 From an external email account, create a message that contains the EICAR.COM file as an attachment and send the message to an internal mailbox. 4 Return to the Dashboard page. McAfee Email and Web Security Appliance 5.5 Installation Guide 41

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The content area contains the currently active content and is where most of your interaction
will be.
NOTE:
The changes that you make take effect after you click the green checkmark.
Testing the device
Use these tasks to test:
•
The device configuration
•
Mail traffic
•
Virus detection
•
Spam detection
NOTE:
Before using the device, update its DAT files.
Testing connectivity
Use this task to confirm basic connectivity.
Task
1
From the interface, select
Troubleshoot | Tests | System Tests
.
2
Click
Start
in the upper-right corner. Each test should succeed.
3
Look in the
System Tests
area and check that all the tests are successful.
Testing mail traffic
Use this task to ensure that mail traffic is passing through the device.
Task
1
Send an email message from an external email account (such as Hotmail) to an internal
mailbox and confirm that it arrived.
2
Select
Dashboard
.
The SMTP protocol section shows that a message was received.
Testing virus detection
Use this task to test the software by running the EICAR Standard AntiVirus Test File. This file
is a combined effort by anti-virus vendors throughout the world to implement one standard by
which customers can verify their anti-virus installations.
Task
1
Copy the following line into a file, making sure you do not include any spaces or line breaks:
X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
2
Save the file with the name EICAR.COM.
3
From an external email account, create a message that contains the EICAR.COM file as an
attachment and send the message to an internal mailbox.
4
Return to the
Dashboard
page.
Connecting and configuring the appliance
Testing the Configuration
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